I can’t wait for the day I can look and sound like the boy I should be. But
that day will probably never come, thanks to my parents. I feel like if I
transition, they will no longer consider me their child. They tell me stuff
like, “This isn’t you.” “I have a beautiful girl, not a son.” “Love
yourself the way you are. You are female.” and it hurts. They tell me they
aren’t accepting of it. They tell me it won’t be worth it if I transition.
I wish I could wake up tomorrow and be the boy I’m meant to be.. I wish I
were strong enough to tell them they’re hurting me..ï»¿

Well, im a little different. Im gay but i havent come out to my family. Im
afraid they will be disappointed and kick me out of the house. Im so not
myself when im around them. I cane out to my sister and glad she accepted
me and agreed to keep it a secret till im ready to come out. I hope there
is a day where i will gain enough courage to come out to them. but the time
is not right now. im still closed and and im still drifting from them. But
glad i have a circle a friends who bring me up when i feel sad or broken.

I know its hard, but you just have to try to think about the future with an
open mind. You’re a teenager, right? Once you are an adult/old enough to
move out, your parents can’t tell you how to live your life. If someone
can’t accept you for who you are, they aren’t worth being with you as who
you are. One day you will have facial hair, a flat chest, and a deep voice
(unless you dont want any of these, of course!) It will definitely get
better, okay?

I’m really sorry to hear that.. You should really try and tell them that
they are hurting you, though, maybe talk it through with them and educate
them more on the topic. My mom wasn’t very accepting when I first came out
to her, she would yell at me and insist that it was a phase, but after
about a year, when she’d had some time to get used to the idea, I tried
talking to her again and she has actually agreed to try and help me get on
T when I finish school. I’m telling you this because I think you might need
to see that there is, in fact, hope for you as well, and that your parents
may not accept you now, but there’s a chance they will in the future.

I just wanna say, if you want to be a boy, go for it. You shouldn’t be
worried about keeping your parents love, they should be worried about
keeping yours, shoutout to everyone in similar situations. Be who YOU want
to be

This made me cry happy tears. My son is beginning his journey toward the
body he should have been born with. He’s 15, and his name was legally
changed this past Fall. I’m trying to find an endocrinologist that’s
willing to prescribe a minor hormones. I’m actually excited to see him
change like you have! Thanks for providing a window of sorts into the
future for transition. ðï»¿

+Nicole G. Oh wow. What a truly amazing mother you are. You should be proud
of yourself for being so supportive and accepting of your son and doing
everything you can to help him live the live he deserves. The world needs
more parents like you.

+David Carlisle I didn’t have a good childhood. I know that pain and
although I’ve healed, it hasn’t taken away the memory of it. Because of
that internalized struggle, I know a tiny fraction of what it must feel
like. The difference is some parents think “how things should be/will be”
with their children instead of basic empathy and not be afraid to hear what
their children are feeling and *understand* those emotions. Their
“should/would” model for parenting does not match their child. At some
point gender and sexuality roles are different. They can’t be categorized.
Instead of saying “you’re wrong, I’m right” to a child not only teaches
them to negate who they really are. That has to stop. Parents need to have
courage to sit back, without judgement, and ask, “Explain it to me. I want
to understand.” Then be willing to accept those feelings and to CHANGE
their parenting “model.”

Short term for “female to male”, transgender person who was born a female
but identifies as male. Hormone therapy and variety of surgical procedures
can be included to change the appearence of one’s body to suit it better
with their own self-perception.